Extreme weather across several parts of the world this week has brought record-breaking temperatures to Honduras , North America and Indonesia. Honduras smashed its all-time May maximum temperature record earlier this month – only for it to be broken again on 13 May in Choluteca, known as the furnace of Central America. Temperatures climbed to 42.2C (107.9F), surpassing the previous record of 42.1C. With intense heat forecast to persist over the coming weeks, more records are expected to fall. In the western US, it soared to 46.7C in the aptly named Furnace Creek. It marks the highest temperature recorded in the country so far this year and is exceptionally high for mid-May. Nearby weather stations registered temperatures of 46C, underlining the scale of the heat. Despite Indonesia being in its cool season, temperatures across the archipelago have recently shattered records. A daytime temperature of 35.8C was recorded in Manokwari on Wednesday, but it was the overnight heat that proved most alarming.…